James, I'm glad to hear that. It is longer than I expected. It means that=20 it would be practical for me to switch to 7 in the next few months and=20 then start getting ready for 8. This info is of great help. Thanks, rich! On 7/4/2014 7:58 AM, James Holland wrote: >> I don't think Win7 will last more than another year or two. So why >> spend $150 now and in two years have to spend another $175 on top of >> what the hardware will cost. > =20 > Extended support for Win 7 will be terminated January 14 2020 so it has g= ot some life left in it. I work for a large US corporation and we have only= just switched to Win 7, I expect that we will switch to Win 8 sometime on = Jan 13th 2020! > James > > =09 --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .